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Logan, Toica. — No rain ; every day fit for out-door work. 



West Union, loiva. — Thunder-storm 8tli ; first snow 13th ; aurora 

 17th. Mean temperature 10° above that of November, 1869. 



St. Louis, ]\lo. — Thunder-shower 4th ; first snow, slight, 15th. 



Hematite, Mo. — Finest November known in many years. 



BoUa, Mo. — Thunder-storm ith, 11th; thunder 8tli ; first snow 15th. 



Oregon, Mo. — Auroras, 8th, 18th, 19th, 22d ; bhiebirds, crickets 12th; 

 first snow, light, 23d ; roads, ])asture, liealth, good ; si)rings well filled. 



Cornimj, Mo. — Thunder-shower 8th ; first flurry of snow 23d. Pleasant 

 month, little rain, 27 starlight evenings. 



Baxter Springs, Kans. — First ice 15th; first snow 23d; thunder 28th. 



Lawrence, Kans. — Sixty-one meteors llth. Fine mouth for out-door 

 work. 



Bellevue, iW^r.— Beautifid aurora 19th. Fine weather, good roads. 



Cathlamet, Wash. Ter. — Dandelions, daisies, &c., blooming all the 

 month. 



Deer Lodge City, Mont. Ter. — Beautiful month, no snow in valley 30th. 



December, 1870. 



Gardiner, Me. — Snow ; pond iced over ; open 242 days, 17th ; auroras 

 17th, 27th. Month 2°. 15' warmer than its average for seven years. 



Gardiner, Me. — Auroras 1st, IGth, 17th ; river closed IGth. Mouth 

 drj', 40.24' warmer than its average of 35 years. 



Lisbon, Me. — First sleighing 31st. Brooks and wells very low. 



Norway, Me. — Month very mild, no good sleighing, streams low. 



CorniahviUe, Me. — Month 5°.25' above its average (21°) for 40 years.. 



Stratford, N. IT. — Snow on 18 days, 17 inches ; no sunshine 7th to 14th. 



Tarn worth, ¥. H. — Aurora, brooks freezing over 17th; drought 31st 



ContocooJiville, N. H. — First sleighing 9th ; plowing 13th ; auroras 14th, 

 15th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 24th ; river frozen over 17th. First half of month 

 mild. 



Gof'stown, N. H. — Drought continues ; hard year for farmers. 



Craftshiiry, Vt. — First half of month very warm, last half cold. 



Randolph, Vt. — Everv month this year above the average temperature, 

 except February and March. Year 2°.7' above mean temperature of five 

 years. 



Woodstocli, Vt. — Drought continues ; ice a foot thiiek, ground frozen a 

 foot. 



Topsjield, Mass. — First frozen ground 15th ; drought of summer con- 

 tinues. 



New Bedford, Mass. — Little frost at any time ; navigation open all 

 month. 



Lunenhurg, Mass. — No sleighing till 28th, and then poor. 



WiUiamstown, Mass. — Month mild ; no sleighing. 



Middletown, Ct. — Auroras 15tli, 17th ; river closed 21st; thermometer 

 reached zero for first time in 1870 on 30th. 



Broolxfield, Ct. — Month cold and windy; many springs and wells dry. 



Moriches, N. Y. — Auroras 10th, 15th ; first ice and skating 17th. 



South Hartford, N. Y. — Heavy thunder 12th ; lake and canal naviga- 

 tion closed 10th, 16th. A dry month ; springs and streams very low. 



Luzerne, N. Y. — Auroras 6th, 8th, 15th; lake frozen over 17th; waters 

 yery low. 



Glasco, N. Y. — Hudson River closed 27th, and harvesting ice to 31st 



Minaville, N. Y. — Highest water in March, and greatest drought 

 known here in 1870. No sleighing this December ; waters very low. 

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